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Wow, I felt that New Directions was a snoozefest! Give me some Chico!

I think there's something to that with Bird's death; in some ways if a player didn't moved towards a harmelodic or sheets of sound or other trends that slowly grew out of the second half of the fifties and the first years of the sixties they may seem to be becoming dinosaurish and decades later seem to be past their best by a mile in comparison to the growth of many another. . . .

Yes Garth, I certainly agree about the albums by Zoot with Rowles. The Lizard sure adds an awful lot to those sessions and I wouldn't call Zoot's playing on these "rote" by any means. Sometims Rowles seems the perfect jazz pianist to me!

Don't miss "Feelin' the Spirit." Herbie really shines!

Rest in Peace Genius!

These are all wonderful lps! Worth considering if you do not have them.

Yes, those late thirties recordings seem to show a change in Armstrong, he seems so goddamned confident and effortlessly rhythmic, as if he finally realized he was THE SHIT!

Matt, have a great day!

The promo version of this was in a four-cd jewel case. . . . Better than the cube! (No booklet though!)

Interesting. . . I've heard some very strong (in my opinion, others may vary) playing from Eager from England in the seventies, but I would have to revisit them to definitively say they pale in comparison to his forties playing, but that is my inclination to say from memory!

I knew him more for his sci-fi mag covers and paperback covers. . . . He did some very eerie portraits too. . . . Quite an interesting painter. RIP Kelly!

I really like all the material on One for One. You gents are right: t h i s is the one to get excited about!

Marty, many happy returns!

Okay. I'll have to draw this off the rack soon and listen again. I like it.

Some of us don't need to smell a lot of testosterone!

The first Dick novel I read was The Zap Gun; I bought it when I was 12 in the only English language bookstore in Addis Ababa. It was the Pyramid paperback with a cover of a guy with a big gun . . . . I didn't really "get" the book, but it was entertaining, and it led to me eventually buying all his books and his warping my mind. . . I write to Phil shortly before he died and told him of my journey getting and reading and digesting his books that began in Ethiopia; he said he felt that novel wasn't much, but I really think it's a great novel that had a LOT to say about the Cold War and arms races and the roots of war.

B-) I disagree, but that was pretty funny! This set grows on me more and more; sure it's not hard bop but that's its charm for me. Plus. . .the live material was possibly recorded the day I was born! Pretty fun to have that sort of thing to hear. (Also recorded that day was the Hank Jones Trio date on Savoy.

I have all the Dawn material on Blue Moon cds, and where I can compare the Moon Dawn material to Biograph cds, the Biographs sound like muffled compressed transfers. . . . I would recommend the whole series of Blue Moon Dawn cds available, and my guess would be if you are going to go vinyl, avoid Biograph.

Tony, "you've got mail."

Yes it's no fun out here in the black iron prison. . . .

There are indeed nineties cds with Ingram, Grosz, et al. Mike. I've liked everything that I've heard on this label, especially the Teagarden!

Those Commodores are on the Chronogical Classics of Lion that span 1939 (may be on one disc or two, can't recall.) Great stuff. The later Commodores are wonderful as well. Well heck, I love Smith and love everything I've heard (not all of it stride). I love the Yancy that is on George Buck's "Solo Art" label. . . wonderful stuff; have to find more! Harold and I love the same cats, and I agree that Fats and Wellstood are worth seeking out anything and anything. James P. Johnson is definitely someone to study as well for stride and Harlem piano; the Smithsonian/Folkways cd is really incredible!

Thanks Mr. Swede; I missed that in the booklet last time I looked. Much much praise to Bob Arnold, Bruce Swedien and Wally Heider for their probable engineering, so ably brought to digital disc by Mr. Addey.